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B. B. DAVIS &'J. F. MOGOWAN BICYCLE SUPPORT.

No. 514,815. Paten-ted Feb. 13, 1894.

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BENJAMIN BIBB DAVISl AND JAMES F. MCGOWAN, OF ATHENS, GEORGIA.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 514,815, dated February13, 1894. Anplication tiled .Tulyv'7,1893 Serial No. 479,782. (Nomodel.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, BENJAMIN BIBB DAvIs and JAMES F. MOGOWAN, ofAthens, in the county of Clarke and State of Georgia, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Bicycle-Supports, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention is an improvement in bicycle supports and has for anobject to provide a simple,'inexpensive attachment which may be readilyapplied to and removed from the machine and will be efficient when adjusted to support the same, and the invention consists in the novelconstructionsand combinations of parts as will be hereinafter describedand pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings-Figure lis a side view of abicycle showing theimprovement in full lines as in use and folded in dotted lines. Fig. 2is a detail View of the support. Fig. 3 isadetail section illustratingthe springlatch and the seat therefor. Fig. 4 is a detail viewillustrating the latch mechanism forholding the support extended andFig. 5 is a detail view illustrating the clasp. for securing the supportwhen not in use. v

The improved device consists of the extensible prop having at one end afastening by which it may be secured to the bicycle frame at front rodbetween the upper and lower main tubes and provided between its endswith a clasp adapted to engage and scotch the wheel, the free end of theprop being adapted to rest upon the ground.

The prop A is extensible being formed in upper and lower telescopicsections B and C, the lower section C fitting in the section B andhaving near its inner end a radially movable latch C that catches in theextended adjustment of the prop in a seat B in the section B such seatbeing preferably an opening formed in section B near its lower end. Thelatch C is a spring pressed lug and the parts D and C are keyed fromturning. This may preferably beaccomplished by ribbing the sections Band C or otherwise making them non-circular or it may be effected incircular sections by providing a key in one section to fit in a groovein the other in the usual manner of keying. This permits thelongitudinal extension of the sections and yet insures the movement ofthe latch into engagement with the seat B. To release the latch so theprop can be closed it is only necessary to push it in when the sectionsmay be pushed together. In the construction shownl and as preferred, thelatch is secured to and carried by a plug like support which is iittedin the inner or lower section C, the point of the latch operatingthrough an opening in said section and fitting snuglyin such opening toexclude dirt as will be readily understood from the drawlngs.

Upon the props, preferably upon the section B is secured a clasp D whichembraces and scotches the machine front wheel, locking the same fromturning so that even if the machine be left on a slight grade it willnot roll off the support. This clasp is in the nature of a yoke or forkhaving a sleeve d embracing the prop and secured by a set screw so theclasp may be adj usted to embrace the wheel of any machine to which thesupport may be applied. Now it will be seen that the prop may be set toone or the other side of the machine and maybe adjusted laterally to orin the direction of length of the machine so that the wheel scotchingclasp may beset to engage the wheel whether such Wheel be in alignmentwith the machine frame or at an angle thereto and the adjustment of thesaid clasp upon the prop aids in adapting it to clasp wheels of dierentdiameters.

In addition to its function of scotching the wheel the clasp D is usefulin guiding the prop into its fastening clasp E the clasp D being soarranged that in applying the prop to the.

machine it-fby bracing the frame bar, operates to guide the prop intothe clasp E.

At its lower end the section C is adapted to rest upon the groundorvothe'r surface preferably by providing a padded head C2 at such end,as shown and directly above said head the sect-ion C is slightly reducedat C3 to adapt it to be received in and held by a spring clasp Esupported on the lower main bar l of the bicycle frame.

The fastening G for securing the support to the bicycle frame consistsof a hinged padded ring G' adapted to embrace and be clamped IOO by itsscrew G2 to the neck forging 2 of the machine and having a projectingshank G3 connected by a gimbal or similar universal jolnt G4 to the topof the prop so the latter may be adjusted to rest at its lower end uponthe ground when in use or be turned up and held by the spring clasp uponthe bar l when not in use.

It will be seen that the connection of the prop with the neck orstandard of the machine is important as by it the prop is connected at apoint near the top of the machine and is in position to support themachine more firmly than if connected lower down.

When in use the support presents a goed appearance, and when contractedand held upon the bar l it in no wise detracts from the appearance ofthe machine.

Having thus described our invention, whatI we claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

l. An improved bicycle prop consisting of the extensible prop afastening and a universal joint for connecting said prop with themachine, whereby it may be adjusted both laterally to and in thedirection ot' length of the machine, and a clasp secured to said propbetween the ends of the latter and adapted to scotch the front wheel allsubstantially as described whereby the prop may be adjusted to securethe said front wheel whether the same be in or to one side of the planeof the machine substantially as set forth.

2. An improved bicycle prop having a universal joint whereby it may beconnected with the frame and provided with a clasp adapted to scotch theWheel and adjustable upon the prop whereby it may be set to engagewheels of different diameters substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of the bicycle,the prop holding clasp secured to theframe, the prop, a universal joint connecting the said prop with theframe, and the wheel scotching clasp secured to the prop between theends of the latter and arranged and adapted to guide the prop intoengagement with its holding clasp substantially as set forth.

4. The combination of the bicycle the prop having a connection forsecuring it to the bicycle and provided with a universal joint and aclasp supported by said prop between the ends thereof and adapted toscotch the bicycle wheel substantially as set forth.

BENJAMIN BIBB DAVIS. JAMES F. MCGOWAN. Witnesses to the signature ofDavis:

H. R. PALMER, SYLvANUs Mounts. Vitnesses to the signature of McGowan:

JAMES H. GRIDLEY, SoLoN C. KnMoN.

